Weidman: I need to expose Silva with wrestling

At UFC 162 Chris Weidman will attempt to do what no person in the UFC has been able to do, beat Anderson Silva inside the Octagon. How exactly is the question, but Weidman knows one key to victory will be to 'expose' him with wrestling:

"The obvious answer is the takedowns and trying to expose him with the wrestling," Weidman said earlier this week during a media conference call for UFC 162. "But we’re totally different fighters. I believed I could beat him before that fight, but (Silva) stays relaxed and if you’re tense and he’s relaxed, eventually he’s going to be able to get off what he wants. So I think the main thing I learned from that is that I thought Chael was a little bit too uptight and tense when he got the takedown, and I think it paid off for Anderson to stay relaxed the entire fight because he was able to have the energy to knock that out in the fifth round. And all props to Anderson on that."

"I think he definitely obviously has a strong mental game," Weidmand said. "I think a lot of the guys he kind of beats before they walk out there. ... Guys go in there and some of them are unsure about themselves. So I think his performances kind of speak for themselves and kind of draw into the minds of the guys that are going to walk into the cage with him if you’re not mentally prepared and truly have confidence in yourself. So I think the main thing is to have confidence and the best guy is going to win. I’m not really going to let it mess with me at all."

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